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Plug in Hybrids Remain a Solid Bridge to electric vehicles.

Plug-In Hybrids Remain a Solid Bridge to EVs

Electric vehicles (EVs) are here and more are coming to get the world to a zero-emission future. But the slow...
3 Min Read•Sep 12•David Thomas
Buying a Car Gets Only Slightly Easier in August.

Buying a Car Gets Only Slightly Easier in August

July saw some of the biggest drops ever in our monthly Ease of Purchase Survey. Buyers were frustrated across the...
3 Min Read•Sep 5•David Thomas
Avoid Top Online to In Store Modern Retail Mistakes.

Avoid Top Online-to-In-Store Modern Retail Mistakes

Are your sales managers and employees fumbling with buyers who prefer to do some of the purchase steps online? Or...
3 Min Read•Sep 1•CDK Global
Modern Retail Benefits Dealers and Puts Customers in the Driver’s Seat Faster

Modern Retail Benefits Dealers and Puts Customers in the Driver's Seat Faster

Buying a vehicle is a big deal. Even the most routine car sale requires a series of steps including research,...
4 Min Read•Aug 30•CDK Global
How an Automotive CRM Can Enhance the Customer Experience

How an Automotive CRM Can Enhance the Customer Experience

The journey to purchase a car is ever evolving, and the spotlight is shining bright on customer experience. Believe it...
3 Min Read•Aug 21•Jessie Hammonds
Dealers Aren't Speeding Up Sales

Dealers Aren’t Speeding Up Sales

For the past year, CDK Global has been surveying car buyers each month to gauge how easy the car buying...
3 Min Read•Aug 17•David Thomas
CDK Dealership Xperience: Made for a Fast-Moving World

CDK Dealership Xperience: Made for a Fast-Moving World

I was flipping through movies to watch recently and happened upon Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And as I chuckled remembering...
4 Min Read•Aug 11•Brian MacDonald
Is Your Service Department in Tune with Customer Expectations?

Is Your Service Department in Tune With Customer Expectations?

Sometimes there are things people don’t see eye to eye on. When CDK Global surveyed over 2,000 service shoppers late...
5 Min Read•Aug 10•CDK Global
Ease of Purchase July 2023

Car Buying Experience Plunges as Inventory Returns

After the tumultuous past few years of tight supply and ongoing demand, a common assumption was that more inventory would...
3 Min Read•Jul 27•David Thomas
How to Close More Deals Without Hiring More People.

How To Close More Deals Without Hiring More People

Need good salespeople? You’re not alone. Hiring is a huge challenge for dealers across the country. Overall dealership headcount has...
3 Min Read•Jul 24•CDK Global
It’s Time to Reimagine the Dealership Sales Desk.

It’s Time To Reimagine the Dealership Sales Desk

Bed Bath & Beyond is the latest big-box retail wonderland lost to the ease of internet shopping. While mass-market physical...
3 Min Read•Jul 17•CDK Global
Modern Retail Benefits Dealers and Puts Customers in the Driver’s Seat Faster.

Modern Retail Benefits Dealers and Puts Customers in the Driver’s Seat Faster

Buying a vehicle is a big deal. Even the most routine car sale requires a series of steps including research,...
3 Min Read•Jul 17•Anu Roberts